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Must I use Arduino board together with a breakout board?Do you have any good recommend?

lucy Wyling

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Do I need a breakout board for Arduino projects?What's the usage of breakout board? And do you have some recommandations?
 

lucy Wyling

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Harald, thanks very much for your answer! I want to know whether a breakout board equals to shields you posted in that link. Could you please tell me?Thanks!
 

Harald Kapp

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A breakout board makes accessing a (usually single) component easier (e.g. small smd components) by putting it on a pcb. A shiled is made of a somewhat more complex circuit,
The difference between breakout boards and shields is explained in the link.
 
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